2x takedown polish ++++

Hito · Oct 2015

1st of 3 (hopefully) from workshop 3... linear blocking +
[ame]

crits welcome

Arturow · Oct 2015

That blocking looks really nice! not sure about the guy who stays in the air after being kicked , but I think I know what effect you want to give him , that will be cleared with more keys

! awesome job

Hito · Oct 2015

good point! I'll have to pay attention to that and round it out so it's not like a matrix floating thing.

Blond · Oct 2015

Solid job! Cant wait to see the finished result.

cainy · Oct 2015

How is she sliding back like that?

Hito · Oct 2015

she's doing a "james brown" and pushing with left foot.

Hito · Nov 2015

almost done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUfc9IOpUJE

Chris Rohlfing · Nov 2015

I think it looks great. The main thing I noticed is that at the 1 second mark the first guy does a weird twitch on the ground.

Just a suggestion, I don't think that first hit would incapacitate the first guy so effectively. It might daze him. Consider possibly adding a little life in him? For example when she stabs both of them, the bottom mans legs would lift up and wither in pain.

Arturow · Nov 2015

WOW That looks so sick!!! loving the layout

Hito · Nov 2015

@Chris, the left guy actually shoots and kills the right guy, the leg twitch you see is him being shot. I need to adjust the camera move before the cut a bit I think, hopefully that and when I add FX it'll be more readable.

penOr · Nov 2015

Oooft, this has a really nice feel to it especially with the camera.

If you're just practicing some action animation the ignore this... but if it's going on a reel it would be awesome to give the viewer a second or two to take in the final scene. Something like flicking her hair back with her hand as she stands over the dead bodies would look great I think.

garcellano · Nov 2015

Hey HITO, awesome animation! I love this sort of stuff. I'll throw in my two cents on this if you'd like some critique.

I love the first takedown! Reminds me of the chop Makoto would do in SF4.

I think you could probably tweak the timing on the 2nd guys reaction and when he takes his gun out. It's maybe the reaction that could be exaggerated more, or a slight pause, and his twist or step to the left went by quick. I want to say maybe his right leg or foot can step back slightly once he takes out his gun.

Similar to the timing on the first takedown fall, there could probably be one like that when she switches the handle on her sword, that might have gone too quick.

For the death animation on the guys, the top guy's right hand could go up too, and maybe his head tilted up higher once when the sword hits him. I think the gun on his hand could also drop once he falls. His animation with his head and hand coming up could be a little quicker, and then quickly goes down.

Hope this helps, it's always cool seeing some action animations. Keep it up, man!

Hito · Nov 2015

Thanks for the feedback Penor and Garcellano;

The two big dudes definitely are getting some attention this week. It'll be interesting problems to solve. Hopefully I'll have it wrapped up later this week.

Hito · Nov 2015

probably as close to done as it'll get... reel version may be slightly different. Maya playblasts with wee bit of AfterFX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZlbozcUyw

Chaucer · Nov 2015

Cool stuff. The stomp at the end is a nice touch.

Blond · Nov 2015

Nice job!

2x takedown polish ++++

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